Thirst For Knowledge Attracts Polish Professor Back to KU
Daily Kansan
By Jerry Kern
An old philosopher once said that a man must satisfy not only the needs of his body but also of his mind.
But talking to Marek A. Sokolowski, KU's visiting professor from Poland, one would get the impression that the latter need outweighs the former in importance.
SOKOLOWSKI WAS born and raised in Warsaw. He was 13 years old when the Second World War broke out. He and his family experienced the horrors that all Poles did during the war. Sokolowski recalls that perhaps the worst experience to him was the closing of the schools.
"I was unable to finish my education in the schools, so I studied on my own," he said. "I had to pass a government examination once a year in order to graduate to another grade. I finally finished my first 12 years of school in 1945 when I was 18 years old."
The teacher-researcher in the department of mechanics and aerospace engineering is making his second visit to KU, the first one being as a student for one semester in 1961.
He has worked in several different areas, and has written about 20 scientific papers. Some of his most important work has been done in the elasticity of isotropic bodies; thermal elasticity; and recently, the discontinuous boundary conditions in elasticity.
Since then, Sokolowski has been trying to quench his thirst for knowledge. He received his master's degree in civil engineering from the Technical University of Gdansk in Poland in 1952.
SOKOLOWSKI HAS done most of his work with the Poland Academy of Sciences where he now works as a deputy director. This academy is responsible for all scientific research in Poland and is controlled by the government, he explained.
"I am not interested in pure engineering, but rather in the application of mathematics to the general field—especially in the theory of elasticity," he said. "All my works have been printed in English, but they are the theoretical and of the type that can not be applied immediately."
eral countries and his stays at one place have usually been only for a few weeks. However, his study at KU in 1961 lasted for one semester and his present assignment is expected to run the entire year.
Sokolowski has studied in sev-
"I CHOSE KU again because I am familiar with it, and I know the people. Lawrence is an excellent city for scientific research. It has a scientific atmosphere, especially for the theoretical," he said.
Sokolowski's research, financed by KU, deals with the continuous boundary conditions of elastic bodies and the theory of bodies with couple stresses. An additional experience that the University is offering him is an opportunity to teach, which he has not done in other universities.
"I wonder why there are not more people from other places coming to study here. I must be very fond of this city, because I missed Lawrence after I left in 1961."
Sokolowski is not the only Sokolowski who has studied at KU. His wife was here in 1960 doing nuclear research. She, too, works at the Poland Academy of Sciences where she is now employed. Her plans are also to come to KU again next semester to stucy for six months.
According to Sokolowski, the main difference between Polish and American college education is in the graduate and doctorate programs.
"In Poland a student gets his master's degree after five years," he said. "More than half the students receive government aid. They get a free education and sometimes free room and board depending on their needs. But they are expected to finish their studying as soon as possible. If they fail, they are fired from the university. In America there are no limits to how long a student may go to college.
Friday and Saturday the KU Squadron of Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight hosted the Area G-2 Fall Conclave. Approximately 200 officers, cadets, and Angel Flight members from universities in area G-2 were here for conferences covering all aspects of the two group's activities.
Arnold Air Society is an organization composed of outstanding Air Force ROTC cadets, and Angel Flight is an honorary organization for women who are dedicated to promoting Air Force ROTC and the U.S. Air Force.
THE CONCLAVE began Friday evening with a pizza party. The business meetings were reserved for Saturday and were held in Summerfield Hall, Murphy Hall, and the Military Science buildings. The highlight of the conclave was a banquet Saturday evening.
Cadets, Angel Flight Hold Fall Conclave
The featured speaker was Air Force Major David M. Murane, who spoke on "The Officer in the Air Force of the Future." Major Murane is currently assigned to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
The KU- Y Current Issues Forum will present "Morality: Decay or Change" Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
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Area G-2 includes the following universities in Kansas, Missouri, and western Illinois: Wichita State, Kansas State, Washburn, KU, Missouri, Washington University, St. Louis University, and Parks Aeronautical College of East St. Louis, Illinois.
John G. Clark, assistant professor of history, Howard Kahane, assistant professor of philosophy, and Leo F. Van Hoey, assistant professor of sociology, will be the featured speakers.
Connie Myers, Newton junior and co-chairman of Current Issues Forum, said the three men would discuss the topic and then open the subject to audience questions.
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"The requirements for a Ph.D. are slightly higher in Poland," he continued. "Four year past the master's would be the minimum time needed in Poland to get a Ph.D. However, it usually takes more time—10 or 15 years. This is an old fashioned system which was used in Europe before the War. The modern trend, an earlier acquirement of Ph.D., seems more favorable to me."
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